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Hinduism-Rituals and Practice


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Pilgrims to Openness: Direct Realization Tantra in Everyday Life
Pilgrims to Openness: Direct Realization Tantra in Everyday Life
by Shambhavi Sarasvati
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Pilgrims to Openness introduces the heart of authentic Indian Tantra in a series of lyrical, readable essays that speak with warmth, intelligence and compassion to the curious beginner and more adept practitioner alike. The essays follow the path from... (read more)

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Hindu Wedding: The Guide
Hindu Wedding: The Guide
by A. V. Srinivasan
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A complete Hindu wedding ceremony, this revised edition includes the words to speak, and what they mean; the steps to take, and how to take them; all the basic materials; Sanskrit alphabet, transliteration and complete English translations. A solution... (read more)

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Light on the Guru and Disciple Relationship
Light on the Guru and Disciple Relationship
by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati
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Light on the Guru and Disciple Relationship is an inspiring and Practical book in two parts. The first section, written by Swami Satyasangananda, who accompanied her guru Swami Satyananda Saraswati, on his tours as he enlightened his followers on the... (read more)

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Mantra Meditation: Change Your Karma with the Power of Sacred Sound
Mantra Meditation: Change Your Karma with the Power of Sacred Sound
by Thomas Ashley-farrand
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All of the choices we make in life--even our thoughts and feelings--create our soul's karma. According to ancient tradition, the sacred sound syllables known as mantras can have a profound impact on both the inner psyche and the external world--and allow... (read more)

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In Praise of Death
In Praise of Death
by Janet Kamphorst
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This study is meant as a contribution to debates about literary and martial cultures in history as conducted by Joshua Goldstein (2001), Sheldon Pollock (2003) and the celebrated Indian historian Romila Thapar (1999). It offers insights into martial... (read more)

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Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition (Studies in Comparative Religion)
Sonic Liturgy: Ritual and Music in Hindu Tradition (Studies in Comparative Religion)
by Guy L. Beck
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A groundbreaking study into the parallel developments of worship and musical performance in Hindu... (read more)

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The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
by Vatsyayana
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The Kama Sutra is famous as an ancient Hindu sex manual. But its significance goes much deeper -- it is also a spiritual guide. In the Tantric sects, the union of the god Shiva and the goddess Shakti symbolizes the union of all opposites in the One, and... (read more)

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Religion and Commodification: Merchandizing Diasporic Hinduism (Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture)
Religion and Commodification: Merchandizing Diasporic Hinduism (Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture)
by Vineeta Sinha
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Sustaining a Hindu universe at an everyday life level requires an extraordinary range of religious specialists and ritual paraphernalia. At the level of practice, devotional Hinduism is an embodied religion and grounded in a materiality, that makes the... (read more)

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Flipside of Hindu Symbolism (Sociological and Scientific Linkages in Hinduism)
Flipside of Hindu Symbolism (Sociological and Scientific Linkages in Hinduism)
by Narayan M. K. V.
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Hinduism is one of the major religions of the world with considerable antiquity and complexity. It is identified by its ancient scriptures called Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Epics, its iconography and temple culture visible in India and abroad. The... (read more)

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The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
by Gurcharan Das
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Why should we be good? How should we be good? And how might we more deeply understand the moral and ethical failings--splashed across today's headlines--that have not only destroyed individual lives but caused widespread calamity as well, bringing... (read more)

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Ekam SAT 5
Ekam SAT 5
by K. R. Paramahamsa
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Ekam Sat 5 The Gita literature in Sanskrit is the spontaneous outpouring of the sages and seers that have realized the Self. It is the expression of their direct experience of the Divine - the Self, the Brahman, the Atman in whatever way IT is... (read more)

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Religion and Commodification
Religion and Commodification
by Vineeta Sinha
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Using the lens of 'visuality' and 'materiality, ' this book offers insights into the everyday religious lives of Hindus as they strive to sustain theistic, devotional Hinduism in diasporic locations. Relying on primary ethnographic data, the... (read more)

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The Complete Life of Krishna: Based on the Earliest Oral Traditions and the Sacred Scriptures
The Complete Life of Krishna: Based on the Earliest Oral Traditions and the Sacred Scriptures
by Vanamali
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The first book to cover Krishna's entire life, from his childhood pranks to his final powerful acts in the Mahabharata war - Draws from the Bhagavad Purana, the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata, and India's sacred oral tradition - Shows how the stories of... (read more)

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Sweeping the Dust
Sweeping the Dust
by Ruth Lauer-manenti
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In this book, a companion to An Offering of Leaves, much-loved Jivamukti Yoga teacher Ruth Lauer-Manenti (Lady Ruth) offers over forty more of the dharma talks that she gives at the beginning of each yoga class. Her reflectionscomplete with the Sanskrit... (read more)

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Sweeping the Dust
Sweeping the Dust
by Ruth Lauer-Manenti
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In this book, a companion to An Offering of Leaves, much-loved Jivamukti Yoga teacher Ruth Lauer-Manenti ("Lady Ruth") offers over forty more of the "dharma talks" that she gives at the beginning of each yoga class. Her reflectionscomplete with the... (read more)

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Brahman
Brahman
by Jayaram V
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Revel Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
Revel Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
by Rachel Fell Mcdermott
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Original Gospel of Ramakrishna: Based in M's English Text, Abridged
Original Gospel of Ramakrishna: Based in M's English Text, Abridged
by Joseph A. (edt) Fitzgerald
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Brill's Indological Library #42: Narmad Parikram - Circumambulation of the Narmad River: On the Tradition of a Unique Hindu Pilgrimage
Brill's Indological Library #42: Narmad Parikram - Circumambulation of the Narmad River: On the Tradition of a Unique Hindu Pilgrimage
by J. Rgen Neu
Available June 2012
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The Power of the Sacred Name: Indian Spirituality Inspired by Mantras (Perennial Philosophy)
The Power of the Sacred Name: Indian Spirituality Inspired by Mantras (Perennial Philosophy)
by V. Raghavan
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